My week in cars: the Autocar podcast

In the new episode of the Autocar podcast Steve Cropley tells us about his (short) TV career, we find out what it takes to write off a Fiat Multipla (not a lot) and Prior tells the story of doing 100 miles on less than a gallon of fuel in his Audi A2. There's much more besides, too, including the world's most powerful tractor, a rally Peugeot 205 GTi and your correspondence. Make sure you don't mi...

In this week's Autocar Meets podcast, associate editor James Attwood meets the head of Alpine UK, Nicola Burnside. Burnside discusses the rapid growth and bold future plans of Renault's performance brands, educating UK buyers about Alpine and why even petrolheads can love electric performance cars. They also discuss Burnside's passion for performance cars, and her love of historic motorsport. Host...

The latest episode of My Week In Cars finds Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talking all things motoring, including Peugeot's new square steering wheel, the prospect of Audi making a 4x4, and the impending loss of Cropley's study/studio. Plus there's your correspondence and much more besides. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcas...

The latest episode of My Week In Cars finds Steve Cropley and Matt Prior in the Autocar store room to talk their respective columns and much more besides. This week that means they're talking the classic car show at the NEC, remembering Quentin Willson, Silverstone's lap of lights, problems with a Mini, and finding a great handling new Vauxhall, the Mokka GSE. Plus there's your correspon...

The latest episode of My Week In Cars finds Steve Cropley and Matt Prior discussing all things motoring including the new Longbow sports car, a mega off-road Ineos on portal axles, Kei cars for Europe, and Cropley’s new car! There’s much more besides too, including your correspondence, about a listener’s first Ferrari. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribi...

This week Matt Prior meets Skoda's CEO Klaus Zellmer, as both Autocar and Skoda celebrate their 130th anniversaries. But the pair tend to look forwards rather than backwards, as they talk about the third best-selling brand in Europe, its future in estate cars, how EV sales are progressing, how it makes 8.5% profits when some mass market makers make none, and the personal touch that Zellmer thinks...

On Autocar's 130th anniversary, the physical archive of our magazines has a new home: the British Motor Museum in Gaydon. To mark the occasions, this week Steve Cropley and Matt Prior visit the British Motor Museum in Gaydon and take a tour with Head of Collections Stephen Laing, stopping by cars and exhibits old and new as they make their way from the museum entrance to the archive rooms. Hosted...

Recorded live at the Royal Automobile Club, this week Autocar’s Steve Cropley and Matt Prior meet Ian Callum, director of design, and David Fairbairn, managing director, from Callum Designs. The pair’s working relationship – and friendship – stretches back to their time at Jaguar together. On leaving JLR, they established Callum Designs as an industrial design studio, which has released all-new mo...

The latest episode of My Week In Cars finds Steve Cropley and Matt Prior back in the Autocar store room as they talk about a Can-Am Lotus - yours for a million quid - the helpfulness of an old tractor if you've lost your licence, the GM President on driving Corvettes, luxury people carriers and much more besides, including your correpsondence. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar...

In this week's Autocar Meets podcast, Deputy Editor Felix Page meets Nissan GB's managing director James Taylor. Appointed in May of this year, Taylor brought to Nissan a raft of experience within the automotive industry, including most recently being managing director of Vauxhall UK, as well as senior roles within Stellantis. He joined Nissan at an important time, too, just ahead of launching the...

The latest episode of My Week In Cars finds Steve Cropley wondering if he should host his own car show, Prior thinking Polestars and Volvos, and the pair talking Saabs, Renault 4s, Autocar's Japanese publication and much more besides, including your correspondence. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling&nb...

In this week's Autocar Meets, Steve Cropley and Matt Prior meet Malcolm Wilson OBE, former rally driver, founder of leading motorsport engineering company M-Sport, and Deputy President for Sport at the FIA.  Based in Cumbria, M-Sport has a rich heritage engineering Ford's World Rally Championship competitors, the Bathurst 12h winning Bentley Continental GT3, special Fords, BTCC engines, and m...

The latest episode of My Week In Cars finds Steve Cropley and Matt Prior inside a Hyundai during a photoshoot to talk cars and more, including the last Bicester Motion Scramble of 2025, the Alpine A290 vs Renault 5, the T Plate, the cyclorn, and much more besides, including your correspondence. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts....

Volvo just had its best-ever sales month in the UK this September - and UK boss Nicole Melillo-Shaw says it’s no accident. The brand’s move to a direct-to-consumer model, the buzz around the new EX30 – which has doubled orders in recent months – and a sharper retail experience have all powered the surge, she has told the Autocar podcast. Tune into this episode of the Autocar Meets podcast to get t...

The latest episode of My Week In Cars finds Steve Cropley driving an Alpine A290 and Matt Prior beside him, so the duo talk their respective Autocar columns while they're there. They talk sprint or hillclimb cars, cars getting old, books, hot hatches and much more besides, including your correspondence. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your p...

In this bonus episode of the Autocar podcast, editor Mark Tisshaw meets the recently appointed boss of Citroën, to hear how this iconic French brand will inject its "DNA and spirit" into its upcoming cars. Ahead of a big brand showcase in December, Xavier Chardon gives us clues about his battle plan, which includes a tight line-up of spacious, comfortable cars - and maybe even an e-2CV! ...

The latest episode of My Week In Cars finds Steve Cropley driving a Renault 5 at the Watergate Bay sprint. Matt Prior drives an MGB restomodded by the excellent people of Frontline. Cropley has a VW T-Roc on loan, they've both driven a BYD Dolphin Surf, we have correspondence from an American in Ireland and some pigeons begin nesting in Prior's garden. You can make sure you never miss an...

The latest episode of My Week In Cars finds Steve Cropley driving the Ineos Quartermaster and Matt Prior at the wheel of the reborn Zenos E10 in prototype form. The pair also talk Swedish trailers, software updates, re-tests, MGBs and more besides. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate a...

Step inside Renault’s bold reinvention with this episode of the  Autocar Meets  podcast. Deputy editor Felix Page rides through London with Renault’s Chief Marketing Officer, Arnaud Belloni, to uncover how the brand is reshaping its identity for a new era. From the launch of Renault’s striking new concept stores – including a new Battersea site – to the revival of legends like the 4, 5,...

The latest episode of My Week In Cars finds Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talking a little more about the Munich motor show since Steve's return, where he spent some time interviewing the new Renault boss, Francois Provost. We also hear more about the Munich show, our duo help a reader choose a new car (or two), Prior doesn't believe that young people are falling out of love with cars, th...

In this bonus episode of the Autocar podcast Steve Cropley talks to Karl Ludvigsen, one of the greatest ever writers on motoring subjects. Car-obsessed from his earliest years, he trained in the US as an engineer and designer in the immediate post-war years, beginning a parallel career as a motoring writer and editor almost immediately.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

The latest episode of My Week In Cars finds Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talking about some of the stars of the Munich Motor Show, driving standards, Lotus, the car spots of Swedish and French towns, Prior's 94mpg Audi A2, how to save the European car industry from mass Chinese imports, the Toyota Alphard, and more besides, including your correspondence.  You can make sure you never...

The latest episode of My Week In Cars finds Steve Cropley and Matt Prior celebrating the third anniversary of Autocar's weekly podcast. And they want to know what you think. Plus they talk about the best cars of the past few years, share some great reviews, and there's some regular stuff too like driving an MGC and your correspondence, plus much more nonsense besides. You can make sure y...

In this bonus episode of the Autocar podcast, Matt Prior talks to Miki Kazmer, founder of Kamm Manufaktur, which modifies and restores classic Porsche 912s. A huge fan of lightweight cars and underdogs, Kazmer tells Prior what makes him and his cars tick, in the same week that Prior reviews a new 912C from the Hungarian restomodder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The latest episode of My Week In Cars finds Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talking about owning Aston Martins (Cropley hasn't, but wonders if he should), Peter Grimsdale's new book Superveloce, how safe it is to run old cars without mudguards, steam fairs, and much more besides, including your correspondence. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you g...